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Radiofarda – In an unprecedented move Tehran Province Journalists Association (TPJA) has called on Iran’s state-controlled media not to be a mouthpiece of officials and refrain from self-censorship. Responding to the scandal surrounding the downing of a Ukrainian airliner that killed all 176 onboard, TPJA said in a statement on Monday, “We are mourning the death of public trust, and …

Radiofarda – On Monday students in several universities in Tehran and Isfahan held rallies and chanted slogans against the Basij militia and the clerical regime for a third day. In a video showing a rally at Isfahan Industrial University students chant: “Execution and imprisonment no longer scare us” and “Get lost Basiji”. Referring to the many highly-educated passengers who were …

Radiofarda – President Trump intensified his attacks on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday, January 13, by retweeting a photoshopped image of the two. The tweet was posted by an anonymous Iranian user presenting himself as D0wn_Under showing Pelosi fully covered in hijab, and a turbaned Schumer. The retweet came in a series of …

Al-Arabia – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said Qassem Soleimani was killed as part of a broader strategy of deterring challenges by US foes that also applies to China and Russia, further diluting the assertion that the top Iranian general was struck because he was plotting imminent attacks on US targets.In his speech at Stanford University’s Hoover …

Al-Arabia – Troops at the Iraqi air base that bore the brunt of Iran’s first direct missile attack against US forces said they were shocked by its intensity and grateful to emerge unscathed. The scale of the damage at the Ain al-Assad base showed Iran’s destructive capability at a time when US officials say they are still concerned that Iran-backed …